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Topic: Luckiest artifact find?
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stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 05-13-2007 06:08 AM
   
It's been a week or so since a new topic was started on my favorite forum. (It's strange that it is my favorite since I have almost no hardware, flown or not, but oh well.) So how about collectors describe their luckiest find? Something that was given as a gift, or was way underpriced somewhere, or was even headed for a dumpster before you saved it. C'mon, you won't sound like you're bragging- I'm asking to hear about it!Steve PS- Robert, thanks for your work in getting the site back up! |
nasamad
Member Posts: 2121
From: Essex, UK
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 05-13-2007 09:12 AM
My luckiest "find" is probably a signed copy of "To Rule The Night" by Jim Irwin that I bought for a dollar (not knowing it was signed) some years back. Flown item wise my luckiest items are probably a pair of Apollo 11 and Skylab MFA medallions that Paul Weitz gave to me at Burbank. I know they aren't really rare and he handed out quite a few of them at the show but it was a great gesture and much appreciated. Adam |
1202 Alarm
Member Posts: 436
From: Switzerland & France
Registered: Nov 2003
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posted 05-13-2007 10:34 AM
My luckiest find was Florian Noller, in the early 90's, on the space CompuServe forum. Was able to build a complete collection of Russian and US covers for bargain prices in this jurassic era of space collecting.
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-13-2007 05:29 PM
Well, it wasn't my luckiest find but it was my most recent strike of luck, and while it isn't a flown artifact, it is a replica of one...Just before leaving for Florida for the Astronaut Hall of Fame inductions earlier this month, I came across an eBay listing for a piece of Royal Doulton tableware from 1984. The bone china plate was listed under Pottery & Glass. On its reverse was this inscription:  With the help of the seller, the plate was shipped from Australia in time for my encounter with Hartsfield, Coats, Hawley and Walker in Florida (Mullane was also scheduled to attend but did not). Using a gold metallic pen to compliment the gold bolder on the plate, each signed near their name:  So why was this lucky? Well, while each gentleman recognized the plate as a miniature of the plates they flew in space, it was Hartsfield who recounted that these smaller versions were each given to the crew by Royal Doulton and it was his impression that they were few in number. One of the flown plates was donated to the Smithsonian, while another is on display in the main showroom of Royal Doulton. If someone knows the location of the third, can you please e-mail me?
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Lunar rock nut
Member Posts: 911
From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A.
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 05-13-2007 05:29 PM
My luckiest find was in 1996 I discovered my next door neighbor was Shannon Lucids brother. Over the years I have been gifted some very nice presentations. Not to mention chatting with her on several occasions. My next best find was cS in 2001 as Robert and others helped me to understand just what I had been gifted...Terry. | |
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